Bag-holder



R. ELLIOTT.

(No Model.)

BAG HOLDER.

No. 495,728. Patented Apr. 18,1893;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD ELLIOTT, OF MOUNT VERNON, OHIO.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,728, dated April 18, 1893.

Application filed January 18, 1893. Serial No. 458,838. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD ELLIorT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and I do doclare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in bag holders and it has for its objects among others to provide a simple and cheap device of this character which can be readily adjusted to accommodate bags of varying lengths and which can be used out of doors on uneven ground as well as in the shop, store, or ware-house. I provide a suitable base from which rises an upright upon which the bag-holding arms are vertically adjustable, the said arms being provided with hooks to hold the bag and with chains by which the outer ends of the arms are supported in any and all of their adjusted positions.

The device is cheap of manufacture, durable, not liable to get out of order, and in practice has proven most efficient for the purposes for which it is intended.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claim.

The invention in the present instance resides in the peculiar combinations, and the Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a base piece of any suitable shape and size from which at one side rises the upright or standard B of any desired height and size and this standard passes through a hole in the top cross piece 0 which is joined to the inclined side braces D which are secured at their lower ends to the base piece as seen in Fig. 1. This standard or upright is provided upon its front and rear faces with the metallic strips-E and E which are adapted to receive the set screws which are employed to hold the arms in their adjusted positions and prevent marring of the upright and also to provide a better hold than would be obtained if they engaged directly in the wood.

F F are the bag-holding arms; they are arranged substantially parallel with each other and upon each arm are two or more hooks F which are held thereto in any suitable manner and are preferably curved outwardly so as to aid in holding the mouth of the bag wide open; their ends may, be serrated or not as may be preferred. These arms are formed of a single piece of metal which is bent upon itself to form the connecting portion f which at its center is bent to form a socket f to fit around the standard or upright and the other side of the socket is formed by the strip G which is secured to the piece of which the arms are formed as seen in Fig. 1 and between the points of connection it is bent inward slightly as seen at g to bear against the standard, to hold the sack clear of the standard and to bring said strip against the rear plate.

H are set screws threaded into the opposite walls of the socket and adapted to bear against the metallic wear strips on the standard to hold the arms in their adjusted position.

I are chains connected at one end to the bag-holding arms near their outer ends and the other ends are free so that any one link of the chain may be engaged over hooks or pins h on the inclined braces for a purpose which will hereinafter be made apparent.

J are chains connected atone end to the base piece and at their other ends carrying pins or spikes J which are adapted to be driven into the ground or a floor to hold the device steady and these will be found useful upon uneven ground.

5 ing the set screws and moving the bar to the desired height and then securing the same there by tightening the set screws. Then the chains I are engaged over the pins on the inclined braces to hold the arms rigidly and to 10 prevent sagging of the same as the bag is filled with the material.

hat I claim as new is- The bag-holder described, consisting of a base, a standard, bag-holding arms having a connecting part embracing and adjustable on the standard and provided with securing means, a strip G secured to the said connecting part and bent inward atg to bear against the standard, books on said arms, and chains on the arms designed to engage hooks or pins for holding the outer ends of the arms, as set forth. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

HUCIE A. J ONES, HUGH NEAL. 

